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Worth County Courthouse (Missouri)

Coordinates: 40°29′10″N 94°24′32″W / 40.48611°N 94.40889°W / 40.48611; -94.40889
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Worth County Courthouse
Worth County Courthouse, May 2014
Worth County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in Missouri
Worth County Courthouse (Missouri)
Worth County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in the United States
Worth County Courthouse (Missouri)
Map
Interactive map showing the location for Worth County Courthouse
LocationPublic Square,
Grant City, Missouri
Coordinates40°29′10″N 94°24′32″W / 40.48611°N 94.40889°W / 40.48611; -94.40889
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectF. J. Tochterman;
Orff & Guilbert
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.83001056[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1983

Worth County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Grant City, Worth County, Missouri. It was built in 1898–1899, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular, brown brick building with elements of the Classical Revival and Renaissance Revival style. It has a hipped roof with dormers topped by a galvanized iron tower with a clock face on each facade. It has round arched opening and features a portico of three semi-elliptical arches and parapet.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Worth County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 8 photographs)